Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
GOES-P (GOES-15)
GOES 15, previously known as GOES-P, is an American weather satellite, which forms part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The spacecraft was constructed by Boeing, and is the last of three GOES satellites to be based on the BSS-601 bus. It was launched in 2010, while the other BSS-601 GOES satellites -- GOES 13 and GOES 14 -- were launched in May 2006 and June 2009 respectively. It was the sixteenth GOES satellite to be launched.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,238.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2010
8th orbital launch attempt
United Launch Alliance
39th mission
2nd mission of 2010
38th successful mission
34th consecutive successful mission
Delta IV Medium
9th mission
1st mission of 2010
9th successful mission